India TB Pathways Analysis

Author

PELUMI OGUNLUSI

Published

May 7, 2025

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Description of the India TB Pathways dataset

The India TB Pathways dataset is based on a study conducted in Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, India. It xamines the pre-diagnostic costs and health-seeking behavior of 880 new adult pulmonary tuberculosis atients registered at Primary Health Centres (PHCs).

id Sex Age Education Employment Alcohol Smoking WtinKgs HtinCms bmi Diabetes Form of TB Chext Xray first visit location first visit cost second visit location second visit cost third visit location third visit cost Health sys delay (in days) Treatment initiation delay (in days)
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Map of Tamil Nadu. Vellore district is in the north-east.

Bivariate plot of the relationship between age and length of treatment initiation delays in days

As observed in the plot above, , extremely young and extremely old individuals attending various PHC in Tamil Nadu, India faced shorter delays compared to adults within the age of 44-64 which is quite expected as these individuals are generally more healthier relative to the children and the aged.

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The maximum treatment initiation delay was 110.0 days, and the corresponding age was 54 years.
The minimum treatment initiation delay was 0.0 days, and the corresponding age was 65 years.